Jenni...

Again...congratulations...he is adorable !!!

Congratulations Jenni!!

Thanks for clearing that up, Matthew. I laughed when I read it, but couldn't figure out quite what you meant.

Cindy, the bear pics were over a 10 second period of mood swings. I personally find them adorable. Thanks.

Thank you, Jasmine, Barbara, and Marj.

He went to a Sch. field for the first time today. Slept through it all, except to open one eye, glance at all the people and dogs, and then went right back to sleep. He's the world's easiest baby. I must've done something good in a past life.

Congratulations Jenni. Is he your first?

My wife and I waited to have children. Our first was born on our 10th wedding anniversary. If I had known how much fun being a dad is, we'd have started right away and had about a dozen

You're going to be peed on, pooped on, and puked on. By the time he is six months old nothing is going to gross you out. Ever.

It is VERY important to remember that while all kinds of liquids and solids come out of all of a baby's various orifices, food only goes back in one of them. Don't ever forget that.

When picking out a car seat, get one that you can operate with one hand (which is usually one more than you will have available) as those are the easiest to deal with.

This next will help save your sanity: Don't clean up the mess until the child is finished making it. My wife says that applies to cleaning up after husbands too.

You women have a talent that we men don't. I've observed this with my wife and many other mothers who I have been close to. You somehow know, without being told, what you need to have with you when traveling with a child, whether it be across country to visit family or a trip to the local grocery store. With my wife it started out with the diaper bag, then when the kids were a little older, the purse she chose. In fact my kids called it "Mommy's magic purse" because whatever was needed at the time was in her bag. You're husband will be amazed.

Eventually you will get around to what we on this forum call "house breaking" but which most people call "potty training". Boys are a little more resistant to it than girls, but this is an area where you can enlist the help and expertise of your husband. The two of them can play a game my son thought was really fun and funny: "sink the cheerios". It improves the aim and helps build the father-son bond

LOL, Rich. No, nothing really grosses me out. The best puke so far, I'd have to say, was when he threw up over my shoulder, all over my hair, and directly down the back of my jeans. That was a very different sensation.

Yes, he's my first, and my last. Not because he's not fun, but just from a health standpoint, I can NOT do this again. He's perfectly adequate.

Yeah, housebreaking...crates are bad for kids, right? I'll pass the Cheerios idea on to his dad. I think I would suck at it.

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Yes, he's my first, and my last.

Do you remember what Bill Cosby said about only children? He said if you have only one child you don't qualify as a parent. Because when something happens, you always know who did it

Then I guess I'm not a parent. Which is fine, because I never really planned on being one. Better to be a non-parent to one, than have more than one orphan.

Although, Michael Wise just told me that heaven doesn't want me and hell's afraid I'll take over...so who knows? Maybe I'm being overly cautious.

Wow ! Now that the rumor has been comfirmed . Congratulations , what a cute baby(seriously) . Mom's pretty cute also . I get teary eyed just thinking about my 3 at that age .

Don't kid yourself , it looks like you're well on way to being a good parent . Enjoy , it goes by fast .

I agree James is a good name .

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Mom's pretty cute also .

I didn't want to say anything, but that is one thing this kid has going for him.

All the guys I knew growing up that had "those" moms were always tough. You dared not risk making any kind of remark about momma.